Simple Solutions That Work! Issue 6

The new buzz word out there is SCADA Control. SCADA is: S UPERVISORY C ONTROL D ATA A CQUISITION A computer, or server, connected to a network with PLCs, monitoring a system, gathering data, and alerting on alarms. What do you need the most? Quality control, downtime logging, waste management, centralized system management, better, simplified control of your process. This means you can take a system like a launder system that is controlled by Honeywell controllers and amp meters and volt meters like this: To a PLC and HMI controlled with this! Contact: DAVID WHITE david.white@theschaefergroup.com So the difference with SCADA controls is: Proof of quality castings. The ability to head off problems before they become issues. Your managers and staff can monitor production 24/7. The system can stop production in a cell if there is an issue and all the data is collected and stored for your protection. You also get the added benefit of less actual downtime, reduced scrap castings, reduced customer rejects, proof of quality, reliable record keeping and proves the cost of quality. Our Delta Control Division is second to none in programing quality installation and most of all customizing to the customer’s needs – Let us show you what SCADA can do for you! 5